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J. E. CHLESO. BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4. 1921. 1 422389.. Patented July 111, 1922.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 1922.

Application filed November 4, 1921. Serial No. 512,887.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JoRGEN E. CHLnso, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San F rancisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in brushes and more particularly to shaving brushes.

The primary object of this invention being to provide a shaving brush equipped with the ordinary bristles so bound and inserted in the brush handle that they can be readily removed as a unit from the handle and a new set of bristles inserted therein when the first set has been worn out or damaged by constant use.

Another object of this invention is to provide means for connecting the bristles to the brush handle so that the brush will be prevented from being accidentally displaced from said handle.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture and which because of the detachable feature of the bristles from the handle will give to the device a much longer life than the type of brush having bristles permanently associated with the handle.

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of a brush illustrating my invention,

Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section,

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the brush gripping means in the form of a sectional casing, and

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the casing inverted.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 6 designates the handle of the brush which is preferably made of wood, and has formed thereon an annular rib or flange 7 which is under-cut so as to present a shoulder 8. The brush of the device comprises a unit of bristles 9 which are tightly encircled adjacent their upper ends by a cord of rubber 10.

As shown to advantage in Fig. 4 the gripping means for holding the brush comprises a casing having sections 11 and 12, preferably made of spring metal material, wh ch sections are integrally connected at the r upper extremities by a cross piece 13 whlch has provided therein a centrally lo cated aperture 14, the purpose of which will be hereinafter explained.

The body portion of the section 11 is of a semi-circular configuration and terminates at its lower extremity in oppositely disposed extensions 15 formed at right angles to the body of the section. The section 12 is of a similar configuration as the section 11, ex cept that notches 16 are provided in the section 12 so as to receive therein the extensions 15 of the section 11 when the gripping means 18 compressed. By referring to Figures 4 and 5 it will be noted that the detents 17 formed in the respective walls engage the bristles and serve to assist in preventing the accidental displacement of the bristles from the gripping means. It will be further obvious that the upper extremity of the casing is of a less diameter than the lower extrem ity of the same. The purpose of this construction is to provide and allow for the contraction of the sections 11 and 12 adjacent the lower extremity of the casing when they encircle the tightly bound bristles.

Adapted to extend through the aperture 14 of the cross piece 13, is a headed screw 18 which is received within the handle 6 of the shaving brush. The screw 18 is embedded in the handle 6, and further pressure on the screw by a screw driver will cause the extremities of the sections 11 and 12 to engage the bristles and thus tend to hold them snugly within the casing. The numeral 19 designates a ferrule tapered adjacent its lower extremity, which holds the sections 11 and 12 compressed and further assists in retaining the bristles 9 within the casing. The ferrule also adds to the attractiveness of the shaving brush, as it encircles the casing and hides from view the parts of the same.

When it is desired to remove the brush from the casing, it is only necessary to unscrew the fastening element and the casing will cease to exert its binding action on the tapered end of the ferrule and the brush can then be readily displaced from the sections 11 and 12.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a device of the characterdescribed, a handle provided with an annular shoulder adjacent one end thereof, a ferrule fitted on the end of the handle and engaging said shoulder, the inner walls of said ferrule being inclined outwardly from the handle, a casing within the ferrule, said casing comprising complementary semicircular sections, one of which is provided with angular extensions and the other with notches to receive said extensions, and an apertured cross strip connecting the sections, bristles set in the casing, and fastening means passing through the aperture of the cross strip and embeddedin the handle for drawingth'e casing against the inclined wall of the ferrule.

v 2. In a device of the character described, a handle provided with an annular shoulder adjacent one end thereof, a ferrule fitted on the end of the handle and engaging said shoulder, the inner walls of said ferrule being inclined outwardly from the handle, a casing within the ferrule,vsaid casing comprising complementary "semi-circular sections having inwardly extending detents, one of the sections being provided with angular extensions and the other with notches to receive said extensions, and an apertured cross strip connectingthe sections, bristles set in the casing, and fastening means passing through the apertures of the cross strip and embedded in the handle for drawing thecasing against the inclined wall of the ferrule. i

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JORGEN- E. CHLESO. 

